October 27, 2015 Ohio cancels poultry shows at fairs amid bird flu outbreak All poultry shows at the Ohio State Fair and county fairs across the state have been canceled this year because of the threat of a deadly bird flu virus, the state's agriculture department announced Tuesday.
October 27, 2015 Manhattan school tests positive for Legionella bacteria Officials say a Catholic school on Manhattan's Upper East Side has been closed for cleaning after a cooling tower tested positive for low levels of the Legionella bacteria.
October 27, 2015 Cholera bacteria spear their prey to grab genes The bacteria that cause cholera grab genes from other organisms in a particularly predatory and precise way, new research finds: They spear neighboring cells with a kind of poison-tipped spike.
October 27, 2015 Scientists find genes that protect African children from malaria Scientists have identified specific genetic variations that protect some African children from developing severe malaria and say their discovery will boost the fight against a disease that kills around half a million children a year.
October 27, 2015 Bird flu found on Canada farms Avian influenza, known as bird flu, has killed thousands of turkeys and chickens on two farms in the province of British Columbia, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said on Tuesday.
October 27, 2015 Type of weight loss surgery matters for diabetes remission Diabetics considering weight-loss surgery to help send their disease into remission should opt for the most popular procedure, a gastric bypass, researchers suggest.
October 27, 2015 Health officials probe enterovirus D68 link in 4 deaths Fears of enterovirus D68 and what it could mean for children are spreading nearly as quickly as the respiratory illness itself, with more than 500 cases confirmed across 42 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
October 27, 2015 US bird flu causing egg squeeze, emergency measures As a virulent avian influenza outbreak continues to spread across the Midwestern United States, some egg-dependent companies are contemplating drastic steps: importing eggs from overseas or looking to egg alternatives.
October 27, 2015 Deadly Ebola outbreak spreads in West Africa Samples from victims of a viral hemorrhagic fever that has killed more than 50 people in Guinea have tested positive for the Ebola virus, government officials said Sunday, marking the first time an outbreak among humans has been detected in this West African nation.
October 27, 2015 Ebola 'experimental serum' in limited supply, CDC says The "experimental serum" that doctors gave to two American patients with Ebola is in very limited supply, and will not be available for general use, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention